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'''Theme Analysis''' | |||
To counteract the overwhelming influence of material illusion, Śrīla Prabhupāda reclaimed the concept of "propaganda" and elevated it to a divine science. Rather than spreading political falsehoods, he trained his followers to broadcast the absolute truth through educational and spiritual initiatives. By widely distributing transcendental literature like the Bhagavad-gītā, performing public saṅkīrtana, and freely distributing prasāda, his disciples were tasked with awakening the dormant spiritual consciousness of humanity. He stressed that this movement is non-sectarian; the goal is not to convert people to a new religion, but to create a society of paramahaṁsas who are genuinely devoted to the Supreme Lord. This comprehensive preaching strategy utilizes every modern medium to defeat the forces of māyā and offer the world a true, viable alternative to suffering. | |||
* '''Educational, Not Sectarian:''' The objective is strictly educational, aiming to teach people the science of the soul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, rather than pushing a mundane religious conversion. | |||
* '''The Ultimate Weapon of Literature:''' Mass publication and distribution of transcendental books are considered the most effective tools to destroy ignorance and disseminate spiritual knowledge globally. | |||
* '''Public Chanting as Direct Engagement:''' Bringing the holy names to the streets through congregational chanting directly purifies the public, making simply seeing and hearing the devotees a powerful spiritual catalyst. | |||
* '''Transcending Material Designations:''' By distributing sanctified food, the movement bypasses mundane debates over diets like vegetarianism, elevating everyone directly to the platform of devotion. | |||
* '''Harnessing Modern Technology:''' From television and film to massive printing presses, every technological advancement can and should be engaged in the service of broadcasting the absolute truth. | |||
* '''Remaining Resolute Amidst Opposition:''' Because true preaching often challenges ingrained material habits, devotees must expect counter-propaganda and animosity, responding always with impeccable behavior and steadfast dedication. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Prabhupāda Directs His Disciples to Make Propaganda for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness|Prabhupāda Directs His Disciples to Make Propaganda for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.]] | |||
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Theme Analysis
To counteract the overwhelming influence of material illusion, Śrīla Prabhupāda reclaimed the concept of "propaganda" and elevated it to a divine science. Rather than spreading political falsehoods, he trained his followers to broadcast the absolute truth through educational and spiritual initiatives. By widely distributing transcendental literature like the Bhagavad-gītā, performing public saṅkīrtana, and freely distributing prasāda, his disciples were tasked with awakening the dormant spiritual consciousness of humanity. He stressed that this movement is non-sectarian; the goal is not to convert people to a new religion, but to create a society of paramahaṁsas who are genuinely devoted to the Supreme Lord. This comprehensive preaching strategy utilizes every modern medium to defeat the forces of māyā and offer the world a true, viable alternative to suffering.
- Educational, Not Sectarian: The objective is strictly educational, aiming to teach people the science of the soul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, rather than pushing a mundane religious conversion.
- The Ultimate Weapon of Literature: Mass publication and distribution of transcendental books are considered the most effective tools to destroy ignorance and disseminate spiritual knowledge globally.
- Public Chanting as Direct Engagement: Bringing the holy names to the streets through congregational chanting directly purifies the public, making simply seeing and hearing the devotees a powerful spiritual catalyst.
- Transcending Material Designations: By distributing sanctified food, the movement bypasses mundane debates over diets like vegetarianism, elevating everyone directly to the platform of devotion.
- Harnessing Modern Technology: From television and film to massive printing presses, every technological advancement can and should be engaged in the service of broadcasting the absolute truth.
- Remaining Resolute Amidst Opposition: Because true preaching often challenges ingrained material habits, devotees must expect counter-propaganda and animosity, responding always with impeccable behavior and steadfast dedication.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Directs His Disciples to Make Propaganda for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Pages in category "Our Propaganda (Disciples of SP)"
The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
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- Actually it is a fact and one who has become so disgusted with material life is actually advanced in Krsna Consciousness. This is first class propaganda and it will be a hammer-blow to the proponents of materialism and atheism
- Actually we have need of many men in India, at least another 50 or 60. But they need not be important men. Assistant men will do nicely. So if you can arrange to send 50 or 60 men here for propaganda work in Calcutta and Bombay, that will be very nice
- Actually, our living conditions can be minimized as far as possible. Simply we should live for propagating Krishna Consciousness. That is our life
- American body, the nicest body, very beautiful body, very rich body. Don't misuse, please. Utilize it. Develop Krsna consciousness and be happy. That is our propaganda. We are not asking anything that "Give me some fees"
- Any sincere man will feel obliged of our propaganda movement. "By distributing these books, you are doing a great service to Krsna"
- Archbishop of Canterbury said rightly that "You want kingdom of God without God." That is the disease. Everything we want. Therefore our propaganda is just the opposite. We want everything with center Krsna
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- Despite all protests from so-called Hindus and members of the brahmana caste, we are propagating the Krsna consciousness movement all over the world, according to the injunctions of the sastras and the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- Do everything very nicely there now. You now have very good facility for broadcasting our Krsna consciousness propaganda. Just do everything very carefully and soberly
- Don't run after this mirage. Just turn back to Godhead, back to Krsna. That is our propaganda
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- Even the so-called vegetarians who do not take Krishna prasadam are as much sinful as the non-vegetarians. Our propaganda is different, to make people Krishna Conscious, which automatically makes them sympathetic against any kind of animal slaughter
- Every house should have our books, every gentleman, in any language. It doesn't matter. That is our propaganda. Now you are getting all languages, so we can capture the whole world
- Every human being is open to accept the principles of Krsna consciousness and make his life successful. This is our propaganda, to give everyone the facility of perfection of life
- Everyone should engage full time for various propaganda work of the Krishna Consciousness Movement and maintain themselves by the little profit made by book selling and literature distribution
- Everything collected is being utilized for God's book publication, for propaganda, for distribution. They are not earning less. We collect some day one thousand dollar, and we are collecting all over the world about thirty thousand dollar
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- I am glad to know that you are working hard to expand the Krishna Consciousness propaganda in Boston. I may say that this practical devotion is the secret to understanding the Sastras
- I am thinking that you would be ideal to go there and organize the temple as the president and propagate Sankirtana Party
- I am very glad to know that you are not affected by the propaganda of the Sannyasis that I am displeased with all the members of the society. I am never displeased with any member
- I appreciate very much your interest in propagating the teaching of the Bhagavad-gita, and it is because of the assistance of men like you that we are constructing a temple in Hyderabad
- I can see; therefore I offer. But you cannot see. So I have to open your eyes. You come to me. That is our propaganda. You are blind. You are suffering with cataract. I shall operate and you'll see also
- I have already placed order with them (Dai Nippon Printing Co.) for different books and magazines to the extent of $52,000. Most of these books will be carried to India for making propaganda there on or before the World Sankirtana Party reaches there
- I have no objection if you take up this film-making business. No doubt there could be some positive propaganda work done in this direction
- I never said in any meeting in the Western countries that "Hindu religion is better than your Christian religion. You give up your Christian religion and come to Hindu religion." No, that was not my propaganda
- I require this (propaganda material) immediately for presenting to the Naturalization and Immigration office here (San Francisco) where I have to be present on the 2nd March 1967
- If there is a good man, he'll act very nice. Just like if a man is honest, you can trust him. This is our experience. So similarly, if the leaders be good according to this standard, then the whole human society will be happy. This is our propaganda
- If there is one moon, that is sufficient. What is the use of millions of stars twinkling. So that is our propaganda. If one man can understand what is Krsna philosophy, then my preaching is successful, that's all
- If there were three or four such travelling parties, it would be a grand scale propaganda
- If we make propaganda village to village... Still, the villagers, they are unpolluted; they can be recovered. Still, when we hold meeting of Krsna consciousness, thousands of men come. And that our Hyderabad land is very suitable for this purpose
- If you have got a name, another alternative name of God, then you chant that. Our only request is that you chant the holy name of God. If you have got any name of God, you can chant. You'll be purified. That is our propaganda
- If you have got clippings from all the Delhi papers reporting about our pandal program, why not duplicate and distribute to all the centers for their preaching propaganda?
- If you have no objection, you can chant Hare Krsna, & if you think that "The Hare Krsna is imported from India. We shall not chant," all right, you chant your own God's name. Where is the objection? But chant the holy name of God. That is our propaganda
- In future if there is money sufficient I wish to print each volume of my book, 5000 copies. Now, very soon we shall get 5000 copies of TLC and we have to organize the sales propaganda. If there is sale, then there is no scarcity of matter for printing
- In future through out the society, it is better so far as possible that we should rent. Big house means big responsibility. So unless there are many men, and very big propaganda, buying house is risky and unnecessary
- In India, from the very moment we stepped down from the airplane, there is good propaganda work going on. We are following the same principles as in the U.S.A. by sending Sankirtana Party and it appears to be very successful
- In London, although they have not opened a branch, but they are doing kirtana performances daily, twice or thrice, and in the parks, schools, colleges, clubs, society and private houses, so our propaganda is not stopped
- In this material world, either vegetarian or nonvegetarian, they are on the same platform, birds of the same feather. You see? So that is not our propaganda. We are introducing Krsna-prasada
- In your old age you cannot work actively in propaganda work, therefore you should take advantage of the chanting and krsnakatha of Srimad-Bhagavatam
- It is by the grace of Lord Krsna on account of your sincere service unto Him that you have got a very nice place for our propaganda center. I understand that the house is purchased by you, but you have mentioned nothing about it
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- Krishna book distribution is our greatest propaganda for spreading Krishna Consciousness
- Krsna consciousness movement is trying to create a population of paramahamsa. That is our propaganda. We are not trying to create a class of men like crows or cats and dogs, but like the hamsas
- Krsna is the Supreme Person. He knows everything. You take the information, knowledge, from Krsna. Then your life will be successful. That is the propaganda of this Krsna consciousness movement
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- My Guru Maharaja indicated that the mrdanga and the press are the mediums of our missionary propaganda activities
- My special mission is to complete the Srimad-Bhagavatam in 60 volumes, so the most important thing on the part of the International Society is to organize the sales propaganda, of all the books that you are publishing
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- Neither I have got any acquaintance with them, nor I am getting any help from India's side in this great propaganda work of Krishna Consciousness Movement which is actually felt by the local people as a major spiritual revolutionary movement
- No meat eating, no gambling, no illicit sex and no intoxications, as well as chanting. They should chant the names of God. This is essential for leaders. Leaders must be ideal men so others will follow them. So make propaganda on this basis
- Nobody has got clear conception of God; neither they do not know what is the meaning of trust under the circumstances. So you have to learn it scientifically. And our propaganda is like that, to teach actually what is God and what is trust
- Now Ramakrishna mission will understand that we are their enemy. It will be good propaganda for all this nonsense
- Now the factual administration will depend on the Governing Body Commission and the sannyasis are entrusted for making propaganda work. I wish to remain on the background to give you some directions
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- On account of this political situation, the government is not very favorable to our movement. But we have to counteract it by our behavior, by our propaganda. It is not difficult if you do it very nicely
- On the whole, our temple activities are going nice? There is no hindrance on account of this counter propaganda
- Our devotees all over the world - there are a 102 centers - they are simply engaged in Krsna consciousness. This is our propaganda
- Our Krsna consciousness movement is there. We say "consciousness." We don't say: "Stop fight" or "Do this, do that, do that," no. Everything should be done in Krsna consciousness. That is our propaganda
- Our London center has managed to have one local newspaper devote a two-page spread to a comic book feature of the story of Prahlada Maharaja as depicted by Gaurasundara and Govinda Dasi. This is very nice propaganda
- Our propaganda is opening temples, and you are closing them. We are not for closing but for increasing. I do not approve of this. If possible the Edinburgh temple must be re-opened again
- Our propaganda is simply meant to enable intelligent people to understand the distinction between matter and spirit and understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the whole spiritual identity. That is our mission
- Our propaganda, this Krsna consciousness movement, is that you take knowledge from Krsna directly. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Our purpose is not to construct big, big buildings. That is required for propaganda work, for giving shelter to people. But our main business is how to turn the face of the bewildered conditioned souls towards Krsna
- Our real propaganda is to chant the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, and let the mass of people chant and dance with us
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- People are very against us: "No, I am a scholar. I am a philosopher. I can interpret in any way." We say, "No, sir, you cannot do that." This is our propaganda. Veda-pranihito dharmah
- People in general also think that this is also another type of so-called religion. So, gradually, they will take steps for banning our propaganda also, unless we present our system very scientifically based on philosophy
- Photographers at ISKCON Press can blow up photographs of our propaganda work and men can take them who are going to Mayapur
- Preaching in schools, colleges and universities, along with distribution of our books and prasadam will flourish the propaganda of our mission
- Print books, and as I have given in my will, half, again print, and half spent for propaganda as you like. In this way go on
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- Regarding propaganda against animal slaughter in BTG. Please do not print any picture showing how a cow is being murdered in our BTG. This will pollute the whole atmosphere
- Regarding the grhasthas living in the temple, I have already discussed with you in detail, so do the needful. The principle is that we make propaganda for devotees to come. Don't ask any of them to go away
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- Sankirtana Party in the streets and Sankirtana Party in school engagements should be our chief business. This will assure success in our propaganda activities
- Simple method: chanting this Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. So this is our propaganda. We don't charge anything. We don't say that "I sell one mantra. You take it and give me some dollars"
- Simply propagate this chanting, dancing, feasting and following the regulative principles. These are the four pillars of our success
- Society for Krishna Consciousness, establishing various centres all over the world to propagate Krishna Consciousness
- Such neophytes, unable to appreciate the exalted service of the advanced devotee, try to bring the maha-bhagavata to their platform. We experience such difficulty in propagating this Krsna consciousness all over the world
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- That is our Krsna consciousness movement. We simply educating people, "Don't waste your valuable life, the human form of life. If you are missing this chance, you are committing suicide." That is our propaganda. Don't commit suicide
- The Free University program is a good proposal, and if we can introduce study of our books, BG As It Is, and Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, that will be a great success for our missionary propaganda, as well as financial help to our New Vrindaban scheme
- The idea of film making is very good and any propaganda medium can be utilized for Krishna Consciousness
- The incident of Kirtanananda and Hayagriva chapter may now be closed. We shall always pray to Krishna for their recovery and we should not seriously take their counter propaganda
- The main purposes of this institution are as follows amongst others: 1) To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life
- There is a church in the United Nations, and we tried to get a room there for making our propaganda. The church unity denied to give us. So their crippled mind is not expanded. Sa mahatma... Mahatma means broad-minded
- There is Rathayatra Festival propogation, and Tamala Krishna wishes that all branches on the Western Coast may conjointly perform this ceremony very pompously. I do not know if you have got any news already, but if you have, please cooperate fully
- There is tendency for dancing, for chanting, for singing. They are holding ball dances, and musical instrument. The same thing we are propagating: chant and dance Hare Krsna mantra. This is satisfaction
- These books and magazines are our most important propaganda weapons to defeat the ignorance of maya's army, and the more we produce such literature and sell them profusely all over the world, the more we shall deliver the world from the suicide course
- These books are so much potent that anyone who reads them is sure to become Krishna Conscious. They are so nice. So we want to make propaganda in that way. And if you are enthusiastic and sincere in your efforts, then Krishna will give you all facility
- These debts must be paid, that is important business. Along with our preaching and propaganda work, we must also give attention to financial matters, otherwise the whole thing will collapse and it will be a farce
- These photos will also be used for printing in various Indian papers and magazines as they are requesting. So they must be of good propaganda quality
- This Krsna consciousness movement is an educational propaganda. Don't take it as a sectarian faith or religion
- This movement, for the first time, India is giving something to them. It is not a begging propaganda; it is giving propaganda. Because they are hankering after this substance, Krsna consciousness. They have enjoyed enough of this material consciousness
- This pamphlet will help us in our propaganda to convince people that we have not manufactured something new in the name of Krishna Consciousness. Anyone who will read this exchange of correspondences will be convinced that we hold authority
- This Sankirtana Movement of Lord Caitanya is most practical and authorized, so such incidents (demonstrations) are to be expected, but this is a great credit for our propaganda efforts
- This Sankirtana Movement should be planned very diligently, and it should be pushed on. Then our propaganda will surely come out successful
- Try to follow the formula recommended practically by Srila Rupa Goswami, that 50% of one's income be spent for propagating Krishna Consciousness
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- We are after Krsna-prasadam. That is our motto. We don't fight with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are not making propaganda...
- We are making this propaganda, Krsna consciousness movement, the "Hallowed be Thy name. My Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, let Your holy name be glorified." This is our movement
- We are spending at least, at the present moment, eight hundred thousand dollars per month on this propaganda, all over the world. And we are selling our books, not less than forty thousand dollars per month
- We are teaching and propagating this bhakti-yoga. People are disturbed in so many ways in this age of Kali. To give them real satisfaction of life is to awaken them to the platform of God consciousness
- We are trying to change the consciousness of the people so that this preparation will help him to get exactly a body like Krsna in next life, and he may dance with Krsna in rasa dance. That is our propaganda
- We don't like to see animal killing. That is also one of our propaganda: "No meat-eating." Why? To save the animals, because we love animals also. We love even the ant - because we love Krsna
- We had previously received copies of the Swahili language publication of Topmost Yoga System from Brahmananda Swami and it is very nicely done. This printing and distribution of our literature is most important aspect of our propaganda work
- We have no quarrel with persons who are meat-eating. But our propaganda is to make people God conscious. That's all
- We must make a large propoganda program for Krsna Consciousness by distributing these books everywhere, all over the world
- We require vigorous propaganda to make these fools to understand what is the real aim of life. That should be our propaganda
- We say that you follow any religious path. That doesn't matter. We want to see whether you are lover of God. That is our propaganda. And if one is serious about loving God, it doesn't matter in which way he'll develop that dormant love
- We want that people see us and chant Hare Krsna. That we want. Simply by seeing us they will remember Hare Krsna. That is great advancement. Indirectly that is our propaganda, chanting Hare Krsna
- We who are propaganding, making propaganda for this Krsna consciousness movement . . . it is not very difficult. And it is not meant for any particular class of men or community or country. It is meant for all living entities, if he can
- When one is fully pious, at that time he can understand what is God. So we are helping them, by and by, to advance in the matter of understanding God. This is our propaganda
- When one preaches he must tell the truth. Just like Lord Jesus Christ. The people did not like his preaching, but he did not stop his preaching. That is another point. You see? So in the preaching propaganda there is possibility of creating animosity
- Without being intelligent, nobody can take to Krsna consciousness. But our propaganda is to educate people to become intelligent. They are foolish. They do not know the value of life. They do not know what is going to happen after death
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- Yes, bring more money. I am going to spend this money in huge advertisement propaganda. I have given him the idea
- You are all intelligent boys and girls - therefore my request to you is that you study this science of Krishna Consciousness and solve all the problems of the world by systematic propaganda as far as you are able to do it
- You become also intimate friend and devotee (of Krsna), you will understand everything. That is our request. If Arjuna could become a friend and devotee, you can also become. Why you are losing this opportunity? That is our propaganda
- You make that television, that how transmigration of the soul is taking place. They have manufactured the machine, so utilize for your propaganda. We have got to do so many things. We can utilize everything
- You should make political propagation on the basis of reforming the whole human society. The leaders must be an ideal class of men, with ideal character, free from the four sinful activities
- You should read Bhagavad-gita very carefully, with attention, as it is, without malinterpretation, with rascal interpretation. Try to understand; make your life successful. This is our propaganda, Krsna consciousness
- You take this copy immediately and make several photostat copies, and send to every center and one copy to me. Get mrdangas and karatalas from New York. Keep our books and magazines sufficiently, and make propaganda
- Your plan for starting an Indian philosophical society amongst your students is very good for propagating Krishna consciousness. Wherever you may remain please do not forget Krishna Kirtana and it will do good to you and your friends
- Your roving party is having great success and opening many temples. Actually that is the process, travelling, preaching, taking opportunity wherever Krishna offers it and leaving behind solid centers where propaganda will continue to go on nicely
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